Windows 95 launched 20 years ago today, on August 24, 1995. Back then, the Internet was just beginning to be available to the general public, and the CD-ROM disc and drives were still considered to be ...

The name “Windows 95” was revealed to the public only a short time before the operating system’s launch, which we were told was going to be a massive event. Through an insanely overwrought but ...

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Twenty years ago today, Windows 95 forever changed the market for PC software. The new operating system revolutionized personal computing with its user-friendly interface, which was influenced by ...

It’s something of a shock to be reminded that Microsoft’s Windows 95 is now 30 years old — but the PC operating system that brought 32-bit computing to the masses and left behind a graphical interface ...

Developer Felix Reiseberg released an app last year… that basically let you use a rough-around-the-edges version of Windows 95 as a standalone app that can run in Windows, Mac, or Linux. There aren’t ...

Dan Church was a young boy, just 6 or 7 years old, when he first discovered the game “Hover” on the Windows 95 CD-ROM. A combination of capture the flag and bumper cars, the program was his first ...

Man oh Man! I'm working on getting an old laptop of mine onto my home LAN, hopefully it will go in the kitchen to help me look up recipes on the internet since i'm a wannabe amature cook. The problem ...

is a senior correspondent and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Update August 24th, 2020: Today marks Windows 95’s 25th anniversary. Check ...

My glee at discovering a free game on the Windows 95 CD quickly turned to disappointment when my video game critical faculties kicked in and I realised Hover was rubbish. 18 years later, I have this ...